A double-height loft wrapped in black-framed glass, with palms pressed up against the windows. The brief was to keep all that light and make it feel soft rather than stark: low, deep seating in white linen, a scagliola table handmade in London, and a custom hide rug laid in chevron.

Pale oak wraps the kitchen and carries up the stairs in custom paneling. In the primary suite, leather-wrapped closets give way to a bath clad floor to ceiling in travertine.

A family home on Florida’s east coast, where clean architectural lines are softened by natural materials and filtered coastal light. The palette stays close to the landscape outside: driftwood, sea oats, sun‑washed stone.

Texture does most of the work: grasscloth, waffle-weave linen, veined marble, and warm oak. Nothing is precious and nothing is loud.

That restraint leaves room for what matters most to the family: their own collection. From fossils and four‑foot agates to an old copper diving helmet in the office, each piece was given space to lead, and the rooms were composed around them.

A house for a family that lives hard: little kids, pets underfoot and a door that’s always opening. The brief was comfort first, with finishes tough enough to keep up and enough storage to put it all away at the end of the day.

Built-ins do the heavy lifting, sized for kids and grown-ups alike. In the living room, a rift white oak media wall with reeded doors hides the toys and the cables, while a burl coffee table and a slate blue sofa keep things soft. Nothing is fussy, and everything is meant to be used.